Some of her co-stars were taping TV pilots for other possible
jobs, Philipps said. "But I'm at ICM, which handled the deal with 'Cougar
Town,' and TBS, and (co-star and Lawrence's wife) Christa Miller is also with
them. Both our agents were like, 'No, you're not gonna do any pilots.' So that
was a little suspicious. They knew something we didn't know."

Lawrence has a history of keeping his critically acclaimed, but maybe not
ratings-magnet, shows alive. His comedy "Scrubs" aired for seven seasons on NBC
before switching to ABC.

With "Cougar Town" now on cable, Philipps said the writers are able to
push the envelope a little more. "There was one joke in particular by another
character that Standards and Practices wouldn't let us air when we were on
network and I was so bummed when it was cut from the script and it made it into
the show this year, so I was really excited about that."

Still, she cautioned, "Cougar Town" is on a basic cable station. "It's not
HBO. I'm not having 'True Blood'-type sex scenes."

Philipps said she enjoys showcasing her comedic chops.

"I was always a very quirky kid. I remember very early -- like fourth or
fifth grade -- doing pratfalls to make my friends laugh, like falling on
the ground on the playground and doing like bits and characters," she said.

On "Cougar Town," Philipps plays Laurie Keller, a real estate assistant
to Courteney Cox's Jules, who has infiltrated her group of friends. She's
fun-loving, ditzy and has a history of one-night stands.

Philipps said she does "nerd out" by challenging herself to make each of
Laurie's outrageous stories or comments sound different from the one before.

The actress, who is expecting her second child, said the pregnancy has made
her forgetful.

"I had a major case of pregnancy brain and had accidentally stolen my
friend's car keys and put them in my purse and left my cellphone at her house,
and I was explaining to my husband in the kitchen that I needed him to go back
and get my stuff, and my daughter (4-year-old Birdie) -- we didn't even
know she was listening -- said, 'Mama, I think that baby in your tummy is
makin' ya crazy.' Perfectly sums it up!" she said.